Module 9: America Grows (1800-1850)- Social Studies 5 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

Module Materials:

  • Pencils
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Notebook
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Highlighter
  • Markers
  • Blank paper

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 A Growing Population
  1. Identify the causes and effects of immigration to the United States in the early 1800s.
  2. Investigate the various means of overland and water travel that made travel within the United States possible.
2 The Pioneer Life
  1. Infer how geography impacted pioneer life.
  2. Summarize what life was like for pioneers.
3 Tall Tales Teach Us More
  1. Identify how and what tall tales teach us about the lives of pioneers during the early 1800s.
4 New States and Territories
  1. Distinguish (on a map) the new states and territories of the United States.
  2. Identify the major events of U.S. territorial expansion between 1800-1820.
5 The War of 1812
  1. Identify the causes, course, and outcomes of the War of 1812.
6 Expansion Brings Conflict
  1. Identify the actions of both Indigenous peoples and settlers that led to conflict in the early 1800s.
  2. Evaluate the perspectives of multiple people regarding territorial expansion of the United States in the early 1800s.
7 The Mexican-American War
  1. Explain the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War.
  2. Create a timeline that explains the causes, course, and outcomes of the Mexican-American War.
8 The Industrial Revolution
  1. Define <em>Industrial Revolution</em>.
  2. Identify the changes caused by the Industrial Revolution.
  3. Identify the people and inventions that impacted the United States in the early 1800s.
  4. Design an advertisement for a product from the early 1800s.
9 Southern Agriculture Grows
  1. Infer how geography impacted the economy of the southern United States in the early 1800s.
  2. Identify how the institution of slavery impacted the South in the early 1800s.
  3. Compare the southern United States and the northern United States during the early 1800s in terms of economy and industry.
10 Reform Movements
  1. Identify the causes and effects of social reform in the early 1800s.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
westward migration
pioneers
overland travel
Wilderness Road
Northwest Territory
Cumberland Gap
tall tale
Paul Bunyan
Johnny Appleseed
Mike Fink
Davy Crockett
Louisiana Purchase
Lewis and Clark
Zebulon Pike
Tecumseh
War of 1812
James Madison
Fort McHenry
The Star-Spangled Banner
Andrew Jackson
Chief Osceola
Chief John Ross
Trail of Tears
Texas War for Independence
Mexican-American War
the Alamo
Manifest Destiny
Industrial Revolution
mass production
slavery
plantation system
Eli Whitney
John Deere
social reform
women's suffrage
abolition
education reform

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 A Growing Population 4 Move West! Ad Assignment
2 The Pioneer Life 4 A Day in the Life Worksheet
3 Tall Tales Teach Us More 5 Finding the Truth Worksheet
4 New States and Territories 5 American Growth Worksheet
5 The War of 1812 5 War of 1812 Timeline Worksheet
7 The Mexican-American War 5 Mexican-American War Timeline Assignment
8 The Industrial Revolution 5 Morse Code Practice Worksheet
8 The Industrial Revolution 6 Technological Advancement Ad Assignment
9 Southern Agriculture Grows 5 North and South Comparison Worksheet

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing